Portable tack support



Oct. 4, 1955 M. R. HARRIS 2,719,297

PORTABLE TACK SUPPORT Filed April 14, 1952 ATTORNEYS United States Patent PORTABLE TACK SUPPORT Miles Richard Harris, San Antonio, Tex.

Application April 14, 1952, Serial No. 282,189

1 Claim. (Cl. 1-49.7)

This invention relates to a support designed for carpenters use, for supporting canvas or carpet tacks in such a way that they may be conveniently removed by the person positioning the tacks, without the necessity of the operator touching the tacks with his hand.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will hold the tacks in upright positions with the heads exposed for engagement with the magnetized head of a tack positioning hammer.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will facilitate the positioning of tacks, thereby reducing the time element in completing a piece of work.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a portable support of this character which may be hung over the shoulders of the person using the support, in such a way that the person will have ready access to the tacks held therein.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means wherein a series of supporting grooves are provided, the grooves being inclined so that the tacks will automatically feed to the lower ends thereof to be readily picked up by the operator.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of a tack support or holding device, constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective view illustrating a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device comprises a body portion indicated generally by the reference character 5, the body portion comprising a rectangular frame including end bars 6 and 7 connected at their forward ends by means of the inclined bar 7', the forward ends of the bars 6 and 7 being inclined so that the bar 7 when secured thereto, will slope outwardly.

Extended between the end bars 6 and 7, adjacent to their outer ends, is the horizontal supporting bar 8 which is secured to said end bars 6 and 7, the horizontal supporting bar 8 having its upper inner edge cut away longitudinally thereof, providing a recess 9 for the reception of the forward ends of the trough members 10 which are secured thereto, as by means of the nails 11 which are driven through the spaces between adjacent trough members. In addition to the nails 11, securing bolts 12 are provided, which bolts pass through openings formed in the upper edges of the trough members, the nails 11 having elongated transversely disposed heads 13 which are substantially V-shaped to fit over the lower tapered structure of the trough members, holding the trough members in 2,719,297 Patented Oct. 4, 1955 ice place. Wing nuts 14 are provided on the bolts and are designed to tighten the bolts against the trough members. It will of course be understood that these bolts 12 are used at both ends of the trough members. The opposite ends of the trough members rest on a second horizontal supporting bar 15 which is secured to the board 16 to which the rear ends of the end bars 6 and 7 are secured, the board 16 providing a support for the vertical bars 17 that rise from the rear or inner end of the body portion, the vertical bars 17 providing a support for the straps 18 and 19, the strap 18 being connected to the upper ends of the bars 17 to pass around the neck of the person on which the device is supported, while the strap 19 passes around the waist of the person to hold the device close to the body of the user. Y

The trough members 10 are constructed of lengths of sheet metal material bent intermediate their side edges providing members of substantially inverted U-shaped construction, so that when these trough members are positioned as shown by Fig. 4 of the drawings, the spaces between the longitudinal side edges of the trough members, provide grooves through which the shanks of tacks extend, the heads of the tacks resting on the inclined side surfaces of the adjacent trough members in such a way that the tacks will be held in upright positions with their heads exposed for contact by the usual magnetized head of a tack positioning hammer, so that the tacks may be readily and easily removed for positioning.

In the form of the invention as shown by Fig. 5 of the drawing, these trough members are constructed of solid bar material and these trough members are also substantially triangular in cross section with openings 20 for the reception of securing nails for securing the trough members to the frame or body portion 5.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a rack for supporting canvas or carpet tacks in such a way that they will be held in upright positions with their heads exposed between the trough members for ready removal by a usual canvas or carpet tack hammer.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A portable tack holder comprising a rectangular frame including a wide vertically disposed board, end bars connected with said wide vertically disposed board and extending forwardly therefrom, a horizontal supporting bar having its inner surface cut away, connected at its ends to said end bars, a second horizontal supporting bar secured to said wide board at a point an appreciable distance above the first-mentioned horizontal bar, inclined trough members arranged in parallel spaced relation with respect to each other, connected between said horizontal supporting bars, the adjacent side faces of said inclined trough members being beveled providing tack receiving grooves therebetween, one of the respective ends of said inclined trough members being secured in said cutaway portions of said horizontal supporting bar, vertical bars connected to said wide board adjacent to the ends thereof, the upper ends of said vertical bars terminating a substantial distance above the upper edge of said wide board, and supporting straps secured to the upper ends of said vertical bars for supporting the tack holder on the body of the user.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 688,731 Hinds Dec. 10, 1901 835,713 Schuster Nov. 13, 1906 987,557 Dahlke Mar. 21, 1911 1,117,454 Sirnons Nov. 17, 1914 1,492,249 Kingham Apr. 29, 1924 2,445,541 Snyder July 20, 1948 

